The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-12

undo pretty much all the work of the plow.
Az II rule therefore il is better 10 defer the
breaking of clay soils inSt rs late as 1T can he
safely delayed. One must be watchtnl, how
ever not to hc so latc about ii a. 10 be cnuCht
by land drying off and getting so hard i'll the
spring that he cannot ploW IT,. AS Siuhhle
and rested lands are less packed by rain than
clean land, they Should he plOwed first. New
ground also may be rlowed early for the
same reason. The general practice is To hurn
this OF SO as TO get rid q! Snperabnndant
leaves and trash such practice is to be de-
prrcntcd: il loutiS only to present gain, ana Is
blind TO future and permanent loss. Far bet-
ter put up with the Inconvenience and 'rou-
bile of cultivainG the first crop on IL Than to
Clean cotton land should be broken up last %!
all, ana II possible just in time to plant IT,.
One exception to the general pronoSition OF
breaking late is to be found in the case OF
pacting rather than looScning. and If rlowed
at AL 1t is better that it be done some time in
advance Of planting, that the rains may have
an opportunity OF comnartin@ thrEi again
The practice OF planting on the old bed with
out rebreaking is founded on this pr"rliarty
of soil. Sometimes it is necessary to turn over
these sandy soils, 10 bury and cover up the
vegetable matter on them. In such case the
plow should run very shallow. Nothing in
ihe shape of manure should be buried deep in
srnly soils, because rain water carries every
thing downward in them very freely.
DIFFERENT RULES FOR DIFFERENT SOILS.
Is it better to turn over land or break it.
with Scootcrs? This depends on circuin-
stances If the soil is very shallow, say only
two or three inches deep with II clay Subsoil.
it is better 10 break with deep-rNnninS
scooter :two-horse,l or else follow q shallow
running turner with a SubSOiier. The former
is the better plan, because 1t is cheaper, call
ing for one hand in place of two in the latter
Where Il soil is eight TO ten inches deep, ana
turn pow win not bring up raw suoSoil, IL
may run without harm. Where the SOIL i
thin and one wishes 10 deepen It by turning
under vegetable matter. IL Is well to begin by
running turner shallow so as 10 bring M
little of the subsoil; the next year run a little
deeper to- bring up n little more. and so on TIL
ihd requisite depth o' soil lS acquired. In
the mean time the SuhSoiler may follow the
turner pnch time ii inOrgh advisable. When
Speaking of Suhsoiiing in this connection, we
mean simply 10 get the earth broken to the
depth Of ordinary good plowiag, say six or
eight inches. We do not refer to regular sub
Soiling " here the aim is to break the SuhSoil
to great depths. 1t seems tn be doubtful II
this deep suhsoiling pays on most soils IN
der q very intensive culture and high manur-
ing it probably would.
OUR HEAVIEST RAINFALLS AND WHAT WE
SHOULD DO TO PROVIDE AGAINST INJURY
FROM THEM.
During the next three or four months our
heaviest rainfal'S occur, and one should b.
wat tchful to guard against any injury To iann
that might happen from them. Ditches and
terraces should be looked after aud repaired
point, it Should he promptly built up and
Strengthened. Until old washes become I'LL
ed up, terraces will need unusual strength
where they cross them: logs, rocks and stakes
may he nSed for this purpose. New terraces
may be laid off now in advance OF breaking
siubhle land; 1T is better TO do this work now.
and let the banks get well settled and firm
before the heavy spring rains come.